Monday, 14 October 2013

The Linux Kernel 3.11.5 is now available for the users and all the users of 3.11 kernel series must upgrade.This Linux Kernel version comes with plenty of fixes and improvements. This article will guide you to install or upgrade to Linux Kernel 3.11.5 in your Ubuntu or Linux Mint system.

Fixes:

Bluetooth: Fix security level for peripheral role

Bluetooth: Fix encryption key size for peripheral role

ip: use ip_hdr() in __ip_make_skb() to retrieve IP header

ip: generate unique IP identificator if local fragmentation is allowed

mwifiex: fix NULL pointer dereference in usb suspend handler

mwifiex: fix PCIe hs_cfg cancel cmd timeout

cpqarray: fix info leak in ida_locked_ioctl()

cciss: fix info leak in cciss_ioctl32_passthru()

ASoC: max98095: a couple array underflows

ASoC: 88pm860x: array overflow in snd_soc_put_volsw_2r_st()

ASoC: ab8500-codec: info leak in anc_status_control_put()

iommu/arm-smmu: fix a signedness bug

iommu/arm-smmu: fix iommu_present() test in init

net: fib: fib6_add: fix potential NULL pointer dereference

net: sctp: fix bug in sctp_poll for SOCK_SELECT_ERR_QUEUE

net: sctp: fix smatch warning in sctp_send_asconf_del_ip

net: sctp: fix ipv6 ipsec encryption bug in sctp_v6_xmit

net: sctp: rfc4443: do not report ICMP redirects to user space

sparc64: Fix buggy strlcpy() conversion in ldom_reboot().

esp_scsi: Fix tag state corruption when autosensing.

sparc64: Fix off by one in trampoline TLB mapping installation loop and many more...